Adventures in genealogy

And the Winner Is…

Today is the end of the Genea-Blogger Group Games! The five competition categories involved citing sources, backing up data, organizing research, writing, and reaching out to help other genealogists. I only had time to post one update during the games, but here is my final medal tally:

1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources!

I first didn’t plan on competing in this category, but then I compiled 50+ sources just to write the biographical sketch of my great-grandfather, Joseph Zawodny. However, as the deadline to write the post got closer (and as I suffered for two weeks with a pulled muscle), I never did get all of the citations in the proper format. Oh well, you can’t win them all. It was a good exercise in tracking down the source information, and I will continue to try to do this. Status: no medal

2. Back Up Your Data!

I completed “Task C” by backing up all of my data and photographs to an external hard drive. This is highly recommended to provide you with a back-up, and it’s very easy to do. Status: Gold medal

3. Organize Your Research!

I organized multiple piles of documents into two large boxes, filed by family name. I also scanned 300+ photos to help a friend organize her own family history project. Status: Silver medal, unless “scan 20 documents” can be multiplied out for my 300, then I won a Platinum several times over. Of course, if the fact that they are not my family photos matters, then I only won a Bronze.

I commented on a new blog, Granite in My Blood, and joined a few blog networks on Facebook. Unfortunately, I never got around to participate in an indexing project due to time constraints. I already belong to two genealogical societies, and I couldn’t find another one to join. My random act of kindness was the aforementioned scanning project, which now continues as I take those photos and make a music video for her parents’ wedding anniversary. Alas, this does not count either! Status: Silver medal

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Congratulations on your medals! I’m amazed by the extraordinary efforts put out by all the participants. A special thanks to Thomas, Miriam and Kathryn for their efforts organizing both the Genea-Bloggers group and these games. What a wonderful way to build community!